Philadelphia’s Top Prosecutor Pursues ‘Social,’ Not Actual, Justice Larry Krasner said he wouldn’t prosecute certain offenses and the bad guys got the message.

Wall Street Journal ^ | January 10, 2020 | Jennifer Stefano

[karpov]

Michael White didn’t deny killing Sean Schellenger. He admitted to police and at his trial that he plunged a knife several times into Schellenger’s back during a July 2018 scuffle in Philadelphia’s Rittenhouse Square. Numerous witnesses and a cellphone video confirmed what happened. Yet in October 2019 a jury acquitted Mr. White, a 22-year-old college student, of voluntary manslaughter. Many, including the victim’s family, blame Larry Krasner, Philadelphia’s soft-on-crime district attorney.

Mr. Krasner is one of a new crop of “progressive prosecutors” who have won election in liberal cities. They include San Francisco’s Chesa Boudin, who was raised by Weather Underground radicals Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn because his own parents were in prison for participating in the murder of police officers. Mr. Krasner was a virulent critic of law enforcement before running to become the city’s top prosecutor. During a 30-year career as a defense lawyer, Mr. Krasner gained notoriety for filing 75 lawsuits against Philadelphia police. In a 2017 campaign video he said “policing and prosecution are both systematically racist,” and he called poverty and crime consequences of “mass incarceration.”

Mr. Krasner’s candidacy was laughed off until George Soros dumped $1.7 million into the campaign. At his primary election night victory party, Mr. Krasner smiled while his supporters chanted, “No good cops in a racist system!” and “f— the FOP!” (the Fraternal Order of Police). He has refused to prosecute certain gun and drug crimes and ordered the 300 prosecutors in his office to seek lighter sentences. These moves have confirmed the suspicions of many Philadelphians that Mr. Krasner is more interested in coddling the city’s criminals than he is in providing justice to the victims of crimes.

Mr. Krasner’s office initially charged Mr. White with first-degree murder and denied his request for bail.

[GOPJ]

I've come to understand something. I have no proof, just a gut feel. George Soros is a figurehead, someone who is there to take the arrows. There are more sinister forces than him, at work here.

I agree... but I have no idea who they would be...

[GOPJ]

I've come to understand something. I have no proof, just a gut feel. George Soros is a figurehead, someone who is there to take the arrows. There are more sinister forces than him, at work here.

I agree... but I have no idea who they would be... It's not just 'more money or power' for Soros - someone or some country is trying to destabilize the United States.

[Twink]

Thanks for the ping.

Seems philly went from bad to worse. Shame for those on our side.Jersey is worse! One day we will move, lol.

[mewzilla]

Update, check out the bit about the wall of officers trying to block Krasner's entry into the hospital when Krasner goes for a photo-op...

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